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New York, April 20, 2015--CPJ is alarmed by reports of official charges levied against Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian. The charges included espionage, "collaborating with hostile governments," "propaganda against the establishment," and allegations that he gathered information "about internal and foreign policy," the Postreported today. His case file presents no evidence to justify the charges, according to a statement from Rezaian's lawyer Leila Ahsan, the Post reported.

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The Committee to Protect Journalists, along with 35human rights groups, today joined a call for member states of the U.N. Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran at the council's 28th session.

New York, January 9, 2015--A new wave of arrests and prosecutions has been carried out by Iranian authorities in the past month, cementing the country's status as one of the world's leading jailers of journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Dear President Obama: The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide, is writing to express its concern about the effects of intelligence and law enforcement activities undertaken by agencies, over which your administration has oversight, on the free flow of news and other information in the public interest.

New York, September 9, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed that dozens of journalists remain imprisoned in Iran more than a year after the inauguration of President Hassan Rouhani, who has pledged to seek more constructive engagement with the international community. CPJ calls on attendees of this month's U.N. General Assembly to urge Rouhani to ensure the release of all journalists imprisoned for their work.

The
jumpy, cell phone clips of journalists and security officers crouching outside
the upscale Westgate Shopping Mall in the capital, Nairobi, permeated the TV
screens across Kenya for four days. Edgy
local and foreign reporters hid behind vehicles as gunfire shots, repeated
explosions and smoke emanated from a supermarket inside.

This week, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh marked his
80th birthday. He spent the day, Wednesday, in the company of family
and at public events, according to news
reports. "There are no celebrations.
He prefers to be with his family in the morning--then work as usual," Singh's
spokesman told the media.

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New York, August 23, 2012--The Committee to Protect
Journalists is deeply concerned about the well-being of U.S. freelance
journalist Austin Tice, who has not been heard from in Syria for more than a
week, according to reports from The Washington Post and the McClatchy
news service, two outlets for which he was reporting.